Milk thistle - Swanson

With Milk Thistle, the Swanson brand offers a high-quality health food supplement .

The main active component of milk thistle is silymarin , a mixture of flavonolignans (silybin, silydianin and silychristin). Milk Thistle is intended to be a solution suitable for both athletes and non-athletic people. Thus, the choice of Milk Thistle has emerged as the most relevant alternative.

This herbaceous asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean basin, is distinguished by its spiny leaves with white marbling and its purple flower heads. It thrives in sunny and well-drained environments, frequently observed on roadsides or in wastelands.

Swanson's manufacturing of Milk Thistle begins with harvesting the ripe seeds , followed by cleaning and drying them to remove moisture and impurities. The seeds are then ground into a fine powder to facilitate the extraction of the active compounds , primarily silymarin. The resulting extract is purified and concentrated by methods such as filtration and chromatography, and then dried to remove residual solvents. The silymarin powder is formulated into capsules with excipients to improve stability and bioavailability . The product is precisely encapsulated, undergoing rigorous quality controls to ensure its purity and concentration.